Hoppin Frog BORIS The Crusher

Brewed by Hoppin Frog Brewery
Style: Imperial Stout
Akron, Ohio USA

Serve in Snifter

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This beer gives me something to strive for. The closest thing to perfection I have yet to find from a RIS. Pours a beautiful dark black with a dark tan head. wonderful chocolate and oatmeal aromas. The first taste is an experience all it’s own. Truelly heaven. This is the necter of the gods. So far, my favorite RIS.

My current favorite. Incredibly dark and chocolatey. From the same brewmaster that created Thirsty Dog’s Leghumper, another great dark beer.

Personally, I think this beer is amazing. There are so many good imperial stouts out there, but this one is so well balanced and has the perfect ABV and texture. The flavor is amazing, bitter chocolate, coffee, and an almost biscuit flavor i can’t put my finger on. That is what sets this beer apart from the others, the ability to impart so much flavor while still being easily drinkable. Also, it is cheap...6.99 a bottle is nothing for this beer

I’m not an aficiado (don’t even know for sure how to spell it) but this beer is now my favorite Russian Imperial. Why? ’cause I said so. Damned good stuff

BORIS stands for Bodacious Oatmeal Russian Imperial Stout and it will crush you like no other stout! Named for its intensely deep roasted and full bodied flavor and extreme weight of barley used to make it,BORIS The Crusher will crush your taste buds under its intense flavor and full body.

Shared 650ml bottle @ Cardinal, Stavanger. As Kim said this evening commenting this beer: "Shut your face! Sit down! Drink! "

Pours black like motor oil. Poured out of a growler without much head. Ive had it before with a very dark creamy head, little lacing. Very creamy on the tongue. Starts a little sweet with strong coffee and light nut flavors. Almost a vanilla flavor to it. This is one of the best or the beat beers ive had.

AR: If smelling were enough I would be in heaven. Roasted grain, oatmeal, coffee and chocolate. APP: Thick tan head with beer being dark brown / black. Full body that pours almost as thick as oil. FLAV: Nice roasted nutty chocolate with slight coffee. Smooth after burn with little alcohol (compared to content). PAL: Full body with thick creamy mouthfeel.. Definitely a meal in a bottle OVRL: As soon as you open the bottle, and until the last drop, this is as good as it gets. I’m very lucky to be from the Akron area to have this excellent beer any time. I’ve had some excellent stouts, but nothing comes close to what this has to offer.

Poured into my trusty snifter. Jet black body with a very dark 1 finger head The suds is composed of relatively large bubbles, which isn’t really conducive to retention or lacing. Not a problem for a stout. The aroma here is strikingly potent. Rich, sweet chocolate and a soft, fruity alcohol note combine to become extremely appetizing. I may be crazy but the harder I inhale, the more the fruitiness attenuates to a honeydew note. The flavor is intensely chocolatey, with an impeccable roasty coffee/oat bitterness in the finish. The balance is sublime. The alcohol is almost entirely unapparent but I can detect it’s subtle sharpness under the chocolate. This beer is incredibly smooth. The body is luxuriously full, with just the right amount of carbonation. The mouthfeel is amazingly clean relative to the body, and the bitterness creates a wonderfully dry finish. Spectacular beer. One of those ones that you would kill to have available locally.

Pours a luscious opaque sable that is just one red tomcat whisker above black, with a fine-bubbled chocolaty head that sticks around for a bit - most inviting! Rich, oily aroma has a strong tone of quality roast coffee with a hint of brown sugar and a touch of sweet chocolate. Lip-smacking flavor fills the mouth with fine coffee, chocolate and molasses as well as a nice but not overly fierce alcohol bite. Sublime texture is smooth yet edgy and quite tingly, leaving a lively and slightly sweet finish. The Crusher indeed!